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Ellen Wleklinski MA ’15

What brought you to occupational therapy?
I knew I wanted to be in a health profession, but I didn’t want to prescribe medicine. I wanted to help people lead healthy, meaningful lives.

What area of practice are you interested in?
I’m interested in adult rehabilitation and lifestyle redesign.

What are some of the occupations you engage in?
I play flute in the Trojan Marching Band; I love distance running and cooking!

If you could have one superpower, what would it be and why?
If I could have one superpower, it would be always knowing the right question to ask! I would learn things I never would otherwise know, and I would be able to gain the most possible from the experience of others!

What Hogwarts house would you be in and why?
I would be in Gryffindor, because I’m courageous, skillful, scholarly, ambitious, and faithful!

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USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
1540 Alcazar Street, CHP 133, Los Angeles, CA 90089-9003

ACOTE accreditation | NBCOT certification

The USC entry-level master’s degree program (cost of attendance) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education® (ACOTE®) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). The USC entry-level doctorate in occupational therapy (OTD) degree program (cost of attendance) is accredited by ACOTE®. View our program’s ACOTE® standards public data. ACOTE® c/o the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.®, 7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 510E, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 652-AOTA, www.acoteonline.org.

Professional program graduates are eligible to apply for the national certification examination administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.® (NBCOT®), nbcot.org. All states require licensure to practice; a felony conviction may affect a graduate’s ability to sit for the NBCOT® OTR certification examination or attain state licensure. Program results from the NBCOT® can be found online at www.nbcot.org/Educators-Folder/SchoolPerformance.